1988 San Francisco Giants

83-79 • .512 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1988 San Francisco Giants went 83-79 (.512) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 670 runs, allowed 626, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Will Clark (29 HR, 109 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (19-11, 3.12 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
79 Losses
.512 Win %
4th Rank
670 R 626 RA
Diff +44

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670 Runs Scored
626 Runs Allowed
+44 Run Diff
1,786K Attendance

📈 vs. 1988 NL Average

Batting Avg .248 equal to the 1988 league average (.248)
OBP .318 3% above the 1988 league average (.310)
SLG .368 2% above the 1988 league average (.362)
Team ERA 3.39 2% better than the 1988 league average (3.45)
Runs Scored 670 7% above the 1988 league average (627 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,786,482
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Avg per Game 22,055

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1988

Batting Avg

1 Donell Nixon 0.346 2 Ernie Riles 0.294 3 Brett Butler 0.287 4 Will Clark 0.282 5 Mike Aldrete 0.267

Home Runs

1 Will Clark 29 2 Kevin Mitchell 19 3 Candy Maldonado 12 4 Bob Melvin 8 5 Matt Williams 8

RBI

1 Will Clark 109 2 Kevin Mitchell 80 3 Candy Maldonado 68 4 Mike Aldrete 50 5 Robby Thompson 48
1988 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Will Clark 162 575 102 162 31 6 29 109 100 129 9 0.282
Brett Butler 157 568 109 163 27 9 6 43 97 64 43 0.287
Kevin Mitchell 148 505 60 127 25 7 19 80 48 85 5 0.251
Candy Maldonado 142 499 53 127 23 1 12 68 37 89 6 0.255
Jose Uribe 141 493 47 124 10 7 3 35 36 69 14 0.252
Robby Thompson 138 477 66 126 24 6 7 48 40 111 14 0.264
Mike Aldrete 139 389 44 104 15 0 3 50 56 65 6 0.267
Bob Melvin 92 273 23 64 13 1 8 27 13 46 0 0.234
Bob Brenly 73 206 13 39 7 0 5 22 20 40 1 0.189
Ernie Riles 79 187 26 55 7 2 3 28 10 33 1 0.294
Chris Speier 82 171 26 37 9 1 3 18 23 39 3 0.216
Jeffrey Leonard 44 160 12 41 8 1 2 20 9 24 7 0.256
Matt Williams 52 156 17 32 6 1 8 19 8 41 0 0.205
Joel Youngblood 83 123 12 31 4 0 0 16 10 17 1 0.252
Kirt Manwaring 40 116 12 29 7 0 1 15 2 21 0 0.250
Donell Nixon 59 78 15 27 3 0 0 6 10 12 11 0.346
Rick Reuschel 36 73 4 8 1 0 0 3 2 25 0 0.110
Kelly Downs 27 54 7 9 2 1 0 3 3 17 0 0.167
Don Robinson 52 52 2 9 2 0 1 4 2 12 0 0.173
Mike Krukow 20 41 1 3 1 0 1 2 2 8 0 0.073
Harry Spilman 40 40 4 7 1 1 1 3 4 6 0 0.175
Atlee Hammaker 43 33 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0.121
Mike LaCoss 19 33 3 8 1 0 0 2 2 13 0 0.242
Francisco Melendez 23 26 1 5 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0.192
Terry Mulholland 9 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0.000
Phil Garner 15 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.154
Scott Garrelts 65 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.077
Charlie Hayes 7 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Dave Dravecky 7 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.100
Craig Lefferts 64 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Tony Perezchica 7 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.125
Joe Price 38 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Trevor Wilson 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Randy Bockus 20 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Dennis Cook 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.000
Rusty Tillman 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0.250
Angel Escobar 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Roger Samuels 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jeff Brantley 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ron Davis 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jessie Reid 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mark Wasinger 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lary Sorensen 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1988

ERA

1 Don Robinson 2.45 2 Craig Lefferts 2.92 3 Rick Reuschel 3.12 4 Dave Dravecky 3.16 5 Kelly Downs 3.32

Wins

1 Rick Reuschel 19 2 Kelly Downs 13 3 Don Robinson 10 4 Atlee Hammaker 9 5 Mike Krukow 7

Strikeouts

1 Don Robinson 122 2 Kelly Downs 118 3 Rick Reuschel 92 4 Scott Garrelts 86 5 Mike Krukow 75
1988 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Reuschel 19 11 3.12 36 36 0 245.0 242 85 42 92
Don Robinson 10 5 2.45 51 19 6 176.2 152 48 49 122
Kelly Downs 13 9 3.32 27 26 0 168.0 140 62 47 118
Atlee Hammaker 9 9 3.73 43 17 5 144.2 136 60 41 65
Mike Krukow 7 4 3.54 20 20 0 124.2 111 49 31 75
Mike LaCoss 7 7 3.62 19 19 0 114.1 99 46 47 70
Scott Garrelts 5 9 3.58 65 0 13 98.0 80 39 46 86
Craig Lefferts 3 8 2.92 64 0 11 92.1 74 30 23 58
Joe Price 1 6 3.94 38 3 4 61.2 59 27 27 49
Terry Mulholland 2 1 3.72 9 6 0 46.0 50 19 7 18
Dave Dravecky 2 2 3.16 7 7 0 37.0 33 13 8 19
Randy Bockus 1 1 4.78 20 0 0 32.0 35 17 13 18
Roger Samuels 1 2 3.47 15 0 0 23.1 17 9 7 22
Dennis Cook 2 1 2.86 4 4 0 22.0 9 7 11 13
Trevor Wilson 0 2 4.09 4 4 0 22.0 25 10 8 15
Jeff Brantley 0 1 5.66 9 1 1 20.2 22 13 6 11
Ron Davis 1 1 4.67 9 0 0 17.1 15 9 6 15
Lary Sorensen 0 0 4.86 12 0 2 16.2 24 9 3 9

👥 Roster (43)

Mike Aldrete Randy Bockus Jeff Brantley Bob Brenly Brett Butler Will Clark Dennis Cook Ron Davis Kelly Downs Dave Dravecky Angel Escobar Phil Garner +31 more

43 players

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The 1988 San Francisco Giants in brief

In 1988 the San Francisco Giants posted a 83-79 mark (.512) and finished 4th in the NL West. The San Francisco Giants scored 670 runs and allowed 626, a run differential of +44. Pitchers allowed 3.39 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.45. The 1988 San Francisco Giants outscored the average club by 7% (670 against 627). Home games were played at Candlestick Park, where 1,786,482 fans came through the gates.

Will Clark topped the San Francisco Giants with 29 home runs. Brett Butler collected the most hits, 163. Rick Reuschel was the top winner, with 19 victories. Don Robinson struck out 122, the most on the club. Scott Garrelts saved 13 games. The 1988 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1988 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1988 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1988 San Francisco Giants finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1988 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Will Clark led the 1988 San Francisco Giants with 29 home runs.
What was the 1988 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1988 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 3.39.
Did the 1988 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1988 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1988 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1988 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1988 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Will Clark (29 HR, 109 RBI) and Rick Reuschel (19-11, 3.12 ERA).
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